MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2005-0360

Log Sink Class Activex Control vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
12.3%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
The Microsoft Log Sink Class ActiveX control in pkmcore.dll is marked as "safe for scripting" for Internet Explorer, which allows remote attackers to create or append to arbitrary files.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Log Sink Class Activex Control
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published
2005-07-05

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 12.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2005-0360

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Log Sink Class Activex Control is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2005-0360.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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